2010/6/22 Bryen M. Yunashko <suserocks@bryen.com>:
I don't disagree with you here at all. -) Just don't forget that many of these applications are newcomers to open source and openSUSE and haven't quite gotten the concept of open source participation fully yet. They're not contributors now but they *could* be at some point in the future. Its up to us whether to say "Come back later" or "here's how you can contribute and these are some good concrete steps to get started."
There is a different point in all of this. Many contribute to see the contribution recognized because it might be helpful to them to have it recognized in some way. Recognizing a contribution is very simple, you don't need gifts, boxes, DVD's and so on. You need your name in an officially recognized list clearly visible to everybody, with a description of your contribution. This is something we do not have in an organized form (many teams have an independent, often not well maintained list) and that doesn't require a lot of effort (well some verification, but it's not a big deal imho if you ask the contributor to provide clear evidence). Best, A. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org